Allendale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 27,073 at the 2020 census. It is located within Allendale Charter Township, occupying approximately the northern two-thirds of the township, from the eastern boundary with the Grand River west along Pierce St., north along 75th Ave., then west along Lake Michigan Drive (M-45) to the western boundary of the township. It is a part of the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Michigan combined statistical area, and is an exurb of Grand Rapids, due to its major commuter routes into the city (M-45 and I-96).
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The CDP's ZIP code 49401 serves most of the township, as well as portions of Blendon Township to the south and Georgetown Township to the southeast.
Allendale is named for the township. The township was organized in 1849, state senator Pennoyer changed the name to Allendale, after Agnes Allen, the first person on the tax roll in the area and the widow of Hannibal Allen, who was the son of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.
Allendale is home to the main campus of Grand Valley State University.
From the Wikipedia article Allendale, Michigan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Allendale
- Jenison15 km SE
- Walker15 km E
- Grandville17 km SE
- Wyoming21 km E
- Grand Rapids23 km E
- Holland24 km SW
- Kentwood28 km SE
- Norton Shores33 km NW
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